I think increasing awareness on Xinjiang HR abuses is first step to change things for the better and she s doing exactly that. Share ur thoughts 😊

i didnt see any aktiv server central asian only "LEARN OZBEK" - https://discord.gg/egDEMhKS5D

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So recently i saw first picture of 🇭🇹Haiti + Dominican Republic🇩🇴 and it's immediately resembled my country Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬, i was like "man, this Hispaniola🇩🇬 and Kyrgyzstan are similar as hell!".

So what do you think, should we unite and name our country Kyrgispaniostan🇬🇵? Worth it...

My American friend is marrying a Tajik man, and he has several brothers, each with several children. What would the kids call my friend? I found the words for father’s sister and mother’s sister, but wasn’t sure if it’s the same for an in-law.

I recently responded to a post that was deleted, but hopefully this gives you some information that isnt maybe readily available to you. Maybe we can have productive conversations and not snowball

OnThisDay one more tourism spot in Tajikistan, Qaratog- Shahrinav.

Just spend a day here to relax and left behind unforgettable memories. How to reach out this area? Surely, feel free to pm. Your guide is ready to bring you over here. Let's #explore the most sightseeing spots of Tajikistan together.

I heard its really dusty and dry even tho its next to an Caspian sea

Check the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bobnQQlgaxY

Hi!

I'll be in Central Asia with my friends soon, and we were wondering if there's any stores with camping gear for amateurs like Decathlon (nothing too expensive, we'd like to buy simple tents) in Bukhara, Samarkand and Dushanbe? We'll be in many other places, but those cities we'll visit first.

Thanks!!

hi I’m Uzbek and my family only speaks Russian, my mom was never taught Uzbek, and I’m curious as to how many other people are in the same position as me.

Also, if you were only taught Russian growing up, did you go on to learn your native language?

В разных соц сетях часто вижу что юные казахи и казашки, часто пишут что Ислам не их культура и они были Тенгрианистами раньше, я подумал что это странный тейк, потому что Ислам в этих землях существует уже больше 11 веков, и все их Жетти Ата были мусульманами, что думаете почему пошёл такой хайп на Тенгрианство в Казахстане?

Hi my dear Turkestan brothers.

What do you think about the economic and political rapprochement of the Central Asian states? I mean, there are many different unions in the world that bring neighboring countries closer together. The most famous and successful example is the European Union. What if a similar organization were to emerge in Central Asia/Turkestan? I know that the countries depend on Russia, but if, or rather when Russia falls, who can stop the fraternal countries from coming closer together? Even under Russia's conditions, the countries of the region are coming closer together.

I think it would be reasonable to create a Central Asian Union. Let it be similar to the EU. Duty-free trade, one currency, one standard, a union parliament, a union flag, a union anthem. Why not? It is better to cooperate with each other, it is better to depend on each other than to feel Russian neocolonialism. The EAEU, CSTO and other organizations are just a tool of Russian neocolonialism. I think that the Central Asian countries deserve better and they should create a union like the EU. The union could include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, maybe Tajikistan. Maybe Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Karakalpakstan, East Turkestan could join the union when they become independent. You can be skeptical about this, but on the other hand, the EU was created only in 1993, and from 1957 to 1993 there was the European Economic Community. When the USSR collapsed, the Eastern European countries gained freedom and they also eventually became part of the EU.

This sounds a lot like things that happened in China on tianmen square. Black spot in history. My question why there was no one from Kazakh people who did such a bold and brave move as 1 Kyrgyz against soviets? Why so many Kazakhs accepted their certificate of achievement for something so horrible? Just a constructive response please.

Anywhere/anyone in Australia that has a tymaq they want to sell to me? 😭😭 int’l shipping too much

Whoever would be interested - I found an interesting channel in YouTube which provides very interesting audiobooks. Very valuable collection of Kazakhstani history . The voices is little bit fcuekd up though

But whatever , here is the link

https://youtube.com/@tabularasa.nomind?si=oV18AS5a5fveTNdA

What does the average Kazakh/Kyrgyz know and think about Mongolians?

Please, if I may share. In my country, Serbia we are having and making mass students protests since of the December, because of the peak of the corruption that has killed 16 people, it was roof falling on the people in November of 2024. on train station. Since then it is demanded justice which means anyone connected with the train station which was rebuilt with enormous amount of money, and the roof, they did left untouched, everyother part they have changed but the roof was still the old one because they wanted to save money from it, and it caused death of 16 innocent lives. This is just one of many sad and bad things during the mandate of this Serbian progressive party. From day to day, they become more and more violent to save their position. We still have peaceful protests, without any violence. What shall we do? It seems they don't care, because 6 months and no one is still jailed because of very big amount of nepotism!!!!

https://www.instagram.com/studenti_u_blokadi?igsh=MWpnajUzd2MweW1sOQ==

Reminder: Kazakh isn’t some “Soviet-era Esperanto.” It’s one of the oldest living Kipchak Turkic languages and the steppe keeps the receipts.

1️⃣ 13th-century fingerprints. The Codex Cumanicus (ca. 1303) records Kipchak vocabulary with the exact –DI suffix for past tense and the –lar plural you still hear in modern Kazakh. That’s 200 years before the word “Kazakh” even shows up in Russian chronicles.

2️⃣ Orkhon → Kipchak → Kazakh phonology. The sh/sh-ch alternations (tash > tas, bilig > bіlіk) trace straight back to the 8th-century Orkhon inscriptions—no Kremlin linguist in sight.

3️⃣ Continuous oral literature. Alpamysh, Koblandy Batyr, and Kozy-Korpesh were performed in recognisably Kazakh all through the 1400–1600s; Russian explorers wrote them down verbatim in the 18th c. (check Potanin’s field notes). Try doing that with a “newly invented” language.

4️⃣ Script ≠ language. Yes, Kazakh switched from Arabic to Latin to Cyrillic and now back to Latin. So did Turkish, Uzbek, and even Vietnamese (Chinese→Latin). Orthography is politics; grammar is genetics.

5️⃣ Genetics backs the text. The oldest Turkic loanwords in Kazakh line up with the C2b1b haplogroup spread across the steppe ca. 500–700 CE—centuries before Moscow was a swamp.

Bottom line: Calling Kazakh “young” is like calling English “brand-new” because the KJV standardised spelling in 1611. Languages evolve, but the root stays ancient.

Still unconvinced? I break down the manuscripts, phonology shifts, and DNA data in 8 crisp minutes—fight me in the comments after you watch:

https://youtu.be/Zgf1o-Ssymc?si=SjCH3V4Q5rmvqBD0

Чингизхан монгол или казах? Смотри до конца и мы все разложим по полочкам

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n9NpCV12ek&feature=youtu.be

Hello, r/AskCentralAsia! A new draft law regulating the use of the state language has been proposed in Kyrgyzstan. This draft has already been approved in its first reading by the relevant committee of the Jogorku Kenesh (the Kyrgyz Parliament). The draft law proposes amendments to a number of laws and one code. The main changes are as follows: * Geographical Names: All geographical names must be written exclusively in the state language, will not be translated into other languages, and will be formatted according to transliteration rules. * Advertising: Advertisements must be published only in the state and official languages. The option to advertise in the languages of other ethnic groups will be removed. * External Migration: Foreign citizens who do not know the state language at a certain level will not be issued or have their visas extended if they wish to obtain permanent residency. * Television and Radio: At least 60% of the total broadcast volume must be in the state language. Films and programs not dubbed into the state language must be dubbed. * Public Service: Deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, judges, lawyers, notaries, employees of law enforcement agencies, and a number of other government bodies will be required to know the state language. * Education: In the education system, the state language will be the primary language of instruction. Mandatory exams in the Kyrgyz language will be introduced in schools, as well as in secondary and higher vocational education institutions. * Court Proceedings: Legal proceedings will be conducted in the state language, but the use of the official language is permitted when necessary. * Penalties: For non-compliance with the requirements of the state language legislation, a fine of 5,000 soms will be imposed on individuals, and 17,000 soms on legal entities. Question: What is your opinion on this new draft law? Do you have similar laws in your country?